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Andrew Chadwick
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Prof Political Communication, Loughborough University. Ed. Oxford Studies in Digital Politics. Been referred to as “that hybrid media guy.” Here after a four-year break from social media. Occasional posts on music. First-gen undergrad.

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Andrew Chadwick is a British political communication researcher. His work focuses on the fields of political communication, including mobilisation, news and journalism, political engagement, and deception and misinformation. He is Professor of Political Communication at Loughborough University, where he is also director of the Online Civic Culture Centre (O3C). His latest book The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power was released in 2013 and in a second edition in 2017. .. more

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Oct 1
My PhD supervisor, Professor Rodney Barker, who had a long and distinguished career at LSE, died recently. Last week I wrote an article for @timeshighered.bsky.social reflecting on the transformational influence of his mentoring style. It's out today www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
Good mentoring can break down class barriers – and I should know
An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · 22h
I spoke to Christian Saathoff of ARD's Tagesschau for his feature report about the online disinformation and misinformation swirling around the issue of immigration and asylum in the UK.

www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Großbritannien: Falschbehauptungen befeuern Proteste gegen Asylpolitik
In Großbritannien wird die Debatte über die Unterbringung Geflüchteter durch Falschinformationen befeuert. Klar ist, dass die Kosten für die Unterbringung massiv steigen werden. Von Christian Saathoff...
www.tagesschau.de

Reposted by Will Jennings, Brian Keegan, Andrew Chadwick

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 4d
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · 18d
... we're heading to another one of those all-too-familiar moments when we collectively reflect on how we were once promised a shiny future that didn't transpire.

And that's putting aside for a moment the environmental costs, which could be considerable.

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · 18d
I have to say... I hope that so-called "AI-powered" browsers really do develop into something genuinely agentic and therefore useful for everyday work and leisure. But having watched the OpenAI Atlas demo video, it's starting to feel like...

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · 24d
The latest illustration of a key point often forgotten by the platforms: experiences of AI will never be universal or monolithic and will always be shaped by social inequalities and preexisting vulnerabilities of many different kinds www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nude Software
There is a growing concern over AI sites that generate fabricated naked photos of minors and nonconsenting adults.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Andrew Chadwick

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Dr. Katherine Haenschen @drkath.bsky.social · 26d
Really important read. Shame is a powerful social emotion—it is the negative feeling one has upon perceiving that others will think poorly of them for failing to adhere to a norm.

newrepublic.com/article/2015...
A paragraph from the essay about how “you cannot shame people who no longer recognize norms”

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 26d
I am very honoured to be awarded the Simon Fraser University's Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy

On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab.ca and our partners around the world thank you for this recognition of our work

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2025 SFU Sterling Prize recipient Ronald J. Deibert protects privacy in the age of cyber espionage
YouTube video by Simon Fraser University
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · Oct 7
NEW:

Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin

But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’
A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.
www.wired.com

Reposted by Erika Franklin Fowler, Andrew Chadwick

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Oct 1
The new EU rules on political advertising online take effect October 10.

Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑

But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6

www.facebook.com/business/hel...

Reposted by Andrew Chadwick

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Oct 1
Good mentoring can break down class barriers: an open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner helps students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick https://ow.ly/H8H650X4lsq

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Andrew Chadwick

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Sep 23
Sum: pseudoscience, lies, and fearmongering nonsense.

Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.

Integrity black hole.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · Sep 19
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:

AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Sep 19
Happy to help @gregbarradale.bsky.social with this story for @bigissue.com.

Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?

Have a read.

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Loughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social · Sep 19
'This is the latest in a long line of erroneous AI summaries'

Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to the The Big Issue

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
www.bigissue.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Sep 19
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
www.bigissue.com

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Sep 10
LinkedIn + UK universities = institutional isomorphism

Reposted by Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, David Bartram, Andrew Chadwick , and 1 more

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Sep 10
BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy

The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Sep 6
“Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow
Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Damon Beres @damonberes.com · Sep 3
Excited to present this great essay by Ashanty Rosario, a talented young journalist who attends Newtown High School in Queens, about how she's experienced the arrival of AI in the classroom.

"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
www.theatlantic.com

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Sep 3
I was happy to be interviewed by @robynvinter.bsky.social for this @theguardian.com In Focus feature. It presents important, often overlooked, facts of the case while also reflecting on the bigger picture for media and politics.

Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Two-tier Britain’: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right
Woman jailed for social media post after Southport attack has been seized on as a symbol that free speech is supposedly failing in the UK
www.theguardian.com

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Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords.bsky.social · Sep 2
Blue Note legend Horace Silver was born on this day September 2, 1928. Stream our playlist "Horace Silver: The Finest" bluenote.lnk.to/HoraceSilver...

Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...

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Dr. Daniela Dimitrova @profdimitrova.bsky.social · Aug 28
How does credibility work on personal channels such as WhatsApp? Find out here 👇
jmcquarterly.bsky.social JMCQ @jmcquarterly.bsky.social · Aug 24
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky

Reposted by Andrew Chadwick, Daniela V. Dimitrova

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JMCQ @jmcquarterly.bsky.social · Aug 24
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Aug 16
Here's the excellent original investigative report from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social at Reuters www.reuters.com/investigates...

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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Aug 15
"According to Meta’s 200-page internal policy seen by Reuters, titled 'GenAI: Content Risk Standards', the controversial rules for chatbots were approved by Meta’s legal, public policy and engineering staff, including its chief ethicist." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines
www.theguardian.com

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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · Aug 12
Want to get a sense of my book with @ekvraga.bsky.social but not ready to commit? @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has released Chapter One free and downloadable for the next month. academic.oup.com/book/60489/c...
Introduction
Abstract. This chapter introduces the core concept of the book, observed correction, which occurs when direct public corrections of misinformation are witn
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Andrew Chadwick @andrewchadwick.com · Aug 6
Happy to help Matt and NS with trying to get to the bottom of what has been going on here. Have a read of the article, consider the evidence presented in it, and you’ll see.
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Academics who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent campaign to discredit them.
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
www.newscientist.com

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jul 31
Academics who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent campaign to discredit them.
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
www.newscientist.com

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · Jul 31
Keir Starmer's Government Still Hasn't Reviewed Use of Musk's X Despite Platform 'Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation'
Keir Starmer's Government Still Hasn't Reviewed Use of Musk's X Despite Platform 'Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation'
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer's violent disorder
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